Everyone's Immortal Cultivation: Starting from a Junior Talisman Maker

Chapter 184 True Lord Mingwu Entrusts His Last Matters (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

After the lecture ended, Mingwu Zhenjun realized that his lifespan was running out. After much deliberation, he decided to begin explaining his affairs to his disciples.

He first approached his third disciple, True Lord Beihan, and informed him that his lifespan was running out and about some of his plans and decisions to be implemented.

In addition, he explained to True Monarch Beihan that Yang Feng and Zhao Qingting had a great chance of reaching the Nascent Soul stage in the future.

Yang Feng, in particular, bluntly told Bei Han Zhenjun that Yang Feng's talent in all aspects was even greater than his own when he was young.

It is hoped that in the coming decades, and after his death, True Lord Beihan will properly cultivate Yang Feng and nurture him into the next leader of their Xia Kingdom.

When Bei Han Zhenjun learned that his master's lifespan was running out and revealed his upcoming plans to him, he naturally chose to follow his master's arrangements.

Although his master is now old and his strength is not as great as before, he may even be weaker than him now.

However, he still had great respect for his master.

After all, if it weren't for his master's guidance and cultivation, he might not have been able to break through to the Nascent Soul realm back then.

Meanwhile, after hearing his master tell him about Yang Feng, Bei Han Zhenjun...

After learning that Yang Feng had achieved the Immortal Golden Core, he only took thirty years to raise his cultivation in the three aspects of Dharma, Body, and Spirit to the fourth level of the Golden Core Realm and the third stage of the third rank.

Furthermore, his comprehension of the true meaning of the three Great Paths has now reached over 15%.

Bei Han Zhenjun compared Yang Feng's progress over the past thirty years with his own when he was young.

He discovered that Yang Feng was far superior to him in both his cultivation progress and his comprehension of the true meaning of the Great Dao.

Given Yang Feng's current talent, if he continues to maintain it, he certainly has a great chance of breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm in the future.

In particular, True Monarch Bei Han saw that his master valued Yang Feng highly.

Therefore, True Lord Beihan assured his master, True Lord Mingwu, that he would definitely focus on cultivating Yang Feng in the future.

We will strive to cultivate Yang Feng to the Nascent Soul stage in the future.

Moreover, his assurance came from the bottom of his heart.

After all, he didn't want a gap to appear in the ranks of Nascent Soul Realm cultivators under his command.

If he were to die, and the Xia Kingdom were to be annexed by several other neighboring countries, he would become the last ruler of the Xia Kingdom.

This is what he doesn't want to see.

Moreover, over the past few centuries, he has also fathered many descendants in the Xia Kingdom.

He also did not want to see his descendants being hunted down by various forces after his death.

So, after Mingwu Zhenjun and Beihan Zhenjun reached an agreement.

A few months later, Yang Feng and Zhao Qingting suddenly received news that their master, Mingwu Zhenjun, was in poor health.

He then summoned all his disciples, including True Monarch Beihan, as well as Chen Yuanxing, Li Chengxuan, and Gu Xi, who had been frequently traveling to various immortal cities to carry out missions in recent years, to his master's residence.

"I have called you all here today mainly to give you some instructions before I die."

“My lifespan has come to an end. I am afraid I will not live much longer and will soon pass away.”

"Over the years, your master has accumulated and nurtured some Nascent Soul spiritual objects and two Nascent Soul pills for you."

"But these Nascent Soul-forming spiritual items and Nascent Soul-forming pills certainly won't be enough to meet all of your needs for breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage in the future."

"Therefore, in order to be fair, and also to avoid wasting the Nascent Soul resources that I have accumulated and cultivated over the years..."

"I have placed some restrictions in the Heavenly Palace Treasury."

"In the future, once you have raised your cultivation in the three aspects of Dharma, Body, and Spirit to the level of Golden Core Perfection and Third Stage Perfection, and have comprehended at least two Great Dao True Meanings, you will have a greater chance of breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm."

"At that time, you will be able to enter the Heavenly Palace Treasury. If you can break through the restrictions I have set up, you can take away the corresponding Nascent Soul spiritual items, or even Nascent Soul pills, from the Heavenly Palace Treasury."

Mingwu Zhenjun gave instructions to Yang Feng, Chen Yuanxing, and the others.

Seeing their master, True Lord Mingwu, so thin and withered, lying weakly on a sickbed, everyone felt heavy-hearted.

They didn't expect that just a few months ago, their master seemed to be in good health.

But now, it suddenly won't work.

This caught them off guard and left them somewhat at a loss.

“You disciples are all future Nascent Soul seeds of the Xia Kingdom, and also the most outstanding geniuses in the Xia Kingdom at present.”

"Over the years, after I took you all as my disciples, I have always treated you as my own children."

“In my heart, you are closer than many of my descendants.”

"Now that my lifespan is almost over, I have no other requests..."

"My only wish is that you can unite as one in the future and help your third senior brother to protect our vast territory of Xia Kingdom."

"After all, your relatives also live on this land."

"I believe you also do not want to see our Xia Kingdom be annexed and destroyed by several other nearby countries in the future."

"So the reason I've summoned you here today is that I hope you can make a solemn oath of faith in your souls before me..."

"No matter what difficulties and crises the Xia Kingdom may encounter in the future, you must not betray your country and surrender to the enemy. You must vow to live and die with the Xia Kingdom. Are you willing?"

Mingwu Zhenjun looked at Yang Feng and his disciples Chen Yuanxing, and said with a serious expression.

"This disciple is willing..."

Upon hearing this, Bei Han Zhenjun, being the oldest and most senior disciple among the disciples of Mingwu Zhenjun present, and also the leader who held the reins of the Xia Kingdom, was the first to stand up and express his opinion.

"This disciple is also willing..."

When Gu Xi saw his third senior brother step forward to express his opinion, he immediately followed suit and expressed his opinion as well.

"This disciple is also willing..."

Subsequently, Chen Yuanxing and Yang Feng, seeing that their third and fourth senior brothers had already expressed their opinions, naturally followed suit and expressed their own views.

Although the few people present, apart from True Lord Beihan, were somewhat caught off guard by their master's decision to have them swear a divine oath before the end of their lifespan, requiring them not to betray their country or defect to the enemy in the future.

But with their master in front of them, they had no other choice.

Of course, from an emotional perspective, the group grew up in the Xia Kingdom, and over the years, the Xia Kingdom provided them with comprehensive educational and cultivation resources, enabling them to achieve their current status and strength.

Furthermore, since their relatives also lived in the Xia Kingdom, they never considered betraying their country in the future.

Therefore, the group did not reject their master's request that they swear an oath to protect the Xia Kingdom with their lives and never betray the country.

Especially now that other senior brothers have taken the lead in expressing their opinions, and there is also the greater good of the nation and the only request their master made of them before his death.

In this situation, even though they knew very well that once they made the oath of their souls, there would be no way back and they could only swear to defend the Xia Kingdom to the death and live and die with it, they had no choice but to agree to their master's request.

The reason Mingwu Zhenjun made them swear an oath of divine soul was also to guard against any unforeseen circumstances. After all, human hearts are complex.

Even the True Lord Mingwu could not guarantee that after his death, if the Xia Kingdom were to be besieged by several neighboring countries, his disciples would not be tempted by promises of great benefits from other nations and commit treason.

Therefore, in order to preserve the Xia Kingdom and prevent the country's high-level cultivators from defecting to the enemy and betraying the country in the future, he had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure.

After Yang Feng and the others expressed their opinions...

Mingwu Zhenjun then took out a stack of talismans from his storage ring and handed them to Beihan Zhenjun.

"A fourth-tier Soul-Spell Talisman!"

Yang Feng's gaze fell on the stack of talismans, and he recognized them at a glance.

As far as he knew, this fourth-tier Soul Curse Talisman was a very special kind of soul restriction.

It is said that once a cultivator voluntarily uses a soul-binding talisman to imprint a vow on themselves, they cannot break the vow they made.

Otherwise, the soul will suffer a backlash, resulting in damage to the soul, or even death.

Just as Yang Feng was recalling the function of the Soul Curse Talisman in his mind.

Then, True Monarch Beihan had already taken the stack of Soul Curse Talismans, and directly took out one of them. Then, he mobilized his own divine soul power to activate the restriction on the talisman.

He then began to swear an oath directly in front of everyone:
"I am Zhang Han, Daoist name Beihan Zhenjun, a cultivator from the Xia Kingdom of Beiyuan Continent on the Earthly Origin Star. Today, I solemnly swear that no matter what difficulties or crises the Xia Kingdom may encounter in the future, I will never betray my country and will live and die with the Xia Kingdom..."

"If I break my oath, I will willingly suffer the backlash of the Soul Curse Talisman."

After Bei Han Zhenjun finished making his oath, a complex rune immediately appeared on the Soul Curse Talisman in his hand and entered his body.

Then, True Monarch Beihan turned his gaze to his fourth junior brother, Gu Xi, and handed him a Soul-Cursing Talisman.

"I am Gu Xi, my name is Gu Xi Zhenren..."

Seeing that his senior brother, True Monarch Beihan, had made an oath, Gu Xi did not hesitate much. After receiving the talisman from his senior brother, he mobilized his spiritual power to activate the talisman and then began to make an oath according to what True Monarch Beihan had just said.

Next, it was Chen Yuanxing, Li Chengxuan, and Yang Feng's turn.

With their master and their third senior brother, both Nascent Soul cultivators, in front of them, they had no other choice.

After receiving the Soul-Spelling Talismans from their third senior brother, True Monarch Beihan, they took turns making oaths.

"My name is Yang Feng, and my Daoist name is Yu Feng Zhenren..."

Before long, it was Yang Feng's turn to swear an oath. Yang Feng mobilized the power of his divine soul and activated the cursed soul talisman in his hand. Then, following the words of his senior brothers, he also swore an oath.

As soon as the oath ended, Yang Feng immediately sensed a complex rune emerging from the Soul-Cursing Talisman in his hand, which entered his body and attached itself to his soul.

Subsequently, Yang Feng felt in the darkness that his soul was bound by the oath he had just uttered.

If he were to break his oath in the future, the rune attached to his soul and spirit would attack him.

The rune restriction that Yang Feng voluntarily planted just now was a Soul Curse Rune of the fourth rank, low grade.

With his current level of cultivation, he simply cannot solve it.

Unless he reaches the Nascent Soul Realm in the future, there may be no hope of breaking this cursed talisman.

However, apart from having a certain binding force on him according to his oath, this Soul-Binding Talisman has no other side effects. So as long as Yang Feng does not break the oath he made, it will not have any impact on him.

As a member of the Xia Kingdom, and having benefited greatly from it over the years, Yang Feng has a deep affection for the country.

So when Mingwu Zhenjun asked him to swear an oath earlier, he didn't really resist.

Moreover, given his status, even if he chose to betray his country and defect to the enemy after his master's death.

He believed that even after the Xia Kingdom was completely destroyed, he would not receive preferential treatment from other countries.

Therefore, it is better to betray the country and live a life of ignominy than to defect to the enemy.

In his view, it would be better to protect the Xia Kingdom and strive to break through to the Nascent Soul realm as soon as possible, so that he could save the country from danger with his own strength.

Shortly after Mingwu Zhenjun asked Yang Feng and several other disciples to voluntarily plant the oath restriction.

Bei Han Zhenjun then issued a notice to all cultivators in the Xia Kingdom who had reached the True Core Realm, asking them to come to the capital city for a meeting.

Several months later, all the cultivators in the Xia Kingdom who had reached the True Core Realm gathered in the capital city of Xiancheng.

Bei Han Zhenjun, along with Yang Feng and several other Golden Core cultivators, convened the highest-level high-level meeting in the Xia Kingdom.

As for True Lord Mingwu, although he did not attend the meeting, he was watching silently from behind the scenes.

Shortly after the meeting began, True Monarch Beihan took out a large stack of Soul-Spelling Talismans and asked all the True Core Realm cultivators present to voluntarily swear that no matter what difficulties or crises the Xia Kingdom might encounter in the future, they would not betray the country or defect to the enemy.

This request immediately provoked resistance and protests from many True Core Realm cultivators present.

Fortunately, the number of True Core Realm cultivators in the entire Xia Kingdom is not large.

There are only fifty-two people in total.

However, they were faced with the Nascent Soul Realm pressure emanating from True Monarch Bei Han.

Several Golden Core cultivators, including Yang Feng, watched coldly from the side.

Those voices of resistance and protest were quickly suppressed.

Then, one by one, they all reluctantly received the Soul-Spelling Talisman and voluntarily swore an oath.

During this time, several True Core Realm cultivators, perhaps having already defected to the enemy and betrayed their country, attempted to resist.

He was immediately and ruthlessly suppressed by several Golden Core cultivators present, and was killed on the spot.

That's how things have come to this.

Neither True Lord Mingwu nor True Lord Beihan would allow any traitors to defect to the enemy among the high-ranking officials of the Xia Kingdom.

Otherwise, once the Mingwu Zhenjun passes away and a large number of traitors emerge within the state, it could very well hasten the demise of the Xia Kingdom.

"Now we can rest assured about the cultivators in the Xia Kingdom who are at the True Core Realm or above."

After all the True Core Realm cultivators present had voluntarily sworn their oaths, True Monarch Bei Han counted them.

Seeing that there were only forty-nine cultivators in the entire Xia Kingdom whose cultivation had reached the True Core Realm or above, including Yang Feng and a few other Golden Core Realm cultivators, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Although the situation in the Xia Kingdom has been turbulent in recent years.

Various countries have dispatched numerous spies to secretly try to subvert these high-ranking officials of their Xia Kingdom.

But now it seems that only a minority of the Xia Kingdom's high-ranking officials have actually defected to the enemy and betrayed the country.

This shows that, in the eyes of these high-ranking individuals whose cultivation has reached the True Core Realm, they have not yet lost faith in the Xia Kingdom.

(End of this chapter)